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Image: Oumuamua orbit at perihelion

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Description: Hyperbolic trajectory of ʻOumuamua through the inner Solar System, with the Sun at the focus, showing its position every 7 days. The planet positions are fixed at the perihelion on September 9, 2017. Shown from a three-quarter perspective, roughly aligned to the plane of ʻOumuamua's path.
Title: Oumuamua orbit at perihelion
Credit: Own work made with , trajectory data from JPL Horizons, redrawn by nagualdesign.
Author: nagualdesign; Tomruen
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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